Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:poetry
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
adapted into various performances.
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| gptkbp:analysis |
explores themes of nostalgia and regret.
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Edwin_Arlington_Robinson
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| gptkbp:character |
a man who longs for the past
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| gptkbp:character_traits |
cynical
nostalgic discontent dreamer |
| gptkbp:collection |
The Town Down the River
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| gptkbp:contains_song |
free verse
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
widely studied in literature courses.
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| gptkbp:cultural_references |
gptkb:the_Gilded_Age
gptkb:Romanticism gptkb:Renaissance gptkb:Victorian_era medieval times |
| gptkbp:form |
lyric poem
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
reflects early 20th-century American society.
captures the essence of the American Dream. examines the effects of modernization. highlights the contrast between past and present. addresses the disillusionment post-Industrial Revolution. |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Miniver Cheevy
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| gptkbp:influence |
American poetry
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:T._S._Eliot
gptkb:Walt_Whitman gptkb:Robert_Frost |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
inspired by the poet's own life.
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| gptkbp:literary_devices |
symbolism
imagery irony alliteration |
| gptkbp:literary_movement |
gptkb:American_Renaissance
gptkb:Modernism |
| gptkbp:mood |
gptkb:melancholic
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| gptkbp:narrative_style |
use of repetition.
use of enjambment. use of metaphor. use of personification. use of simile. |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
" He missed the mediaeval grace."
" He was a child of the century." |
| gptkbp:notable_themes |
the search for identity.
the passage of time. the conflict between reality and dreams. the futility of longing. the impact of society on the individual. |
| gptkbp:published_in |
1910
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| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:late_19th_century
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| gptkbp:style |
gptkb:Modernist
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| gptkbp:theme |
disillusionment
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:E._A._Robinson
gptkb:E._E._Robinson gptkb:Edwin_Arlington_Robinson |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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